Coin-controlled apparatus



July a, 1924. 1,500,230

J. N. BURN() COIN CONTROLLED APPARATUb Filed Sept. 22. 1921 Sheets-Sheet l July 8 1924. 1,500,230

J. N. BURNO COIN CONTROLLED APPARATUS Filed Sept. 22, 1921 2 sneewheem 2 Patented July 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES*v PATE.N1To;iT-iF1cE.

Josnrnn. BUnNo, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssI'cNonLTOBUDDna. WESTERMANN, A

' CORPORATION Or. NEWv YORK,

COIN-CONTROLLED AISPARATUS.

Appiication'fuea september a2, '1921, semaine. 592,350.

To all 'whom t 'may concern: p

Be it known that I, JOSEPH N. BURNO,} citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, lState of Illinois, have-invented certain new and useful Im? provements in Coin-Controlled Apparatusf of which the `following'is a specification; j

My invention -relates generally to coin` controlled apparatus and more particularly -line'A 3-3 of to apparatus-of this type intended for use in restaurants, lunch-rooms and the like where customers serve themselves, orl where they are served at counters and carry the food to tables or armchairs.

One ofthe principal objects of my 'Yin'- vention is compactness of construction. Heretofore many coin-controlledi'o-od vending devices have been used, but most of such devices have been so large and cumbersome that it has been impracticable and impossible to use them except inv large 4restaurants and lunchrooms.

Anobject of my invention is to pro-vide a device-of the character described, in which the 'foodcompartments can' be arranged one 'n upon another as Ahigh as may be, desirt-idby (usually tenfhigh) lwith practicallyno loss ofspace between them, The usual devices of this kind are generally four or six compartments high, with a to-taleheight greater than that of my construction.r if

lMy invention is Iparticularly adapted to be placed -on luncheon counters and it may be `used in a restaurant where'thelservice isA entirely automatic, or` in conjunction with partial service by a counter attendant,

Another, object of'my invention is the. adjustability of the device so that when it is arranged to be operatedwith .a ,.predeter mined coinjo-r number of coins itwcan be changed readily and quicklyso as oper; ate with any other number/of coins within a certain limit. l e 5 l Other objects are simplicity` andiinexpen-`v siveness of construction, durability and fa-4 cility of operation. Y .e

A further object of the invention is ease of cleaning, rendering the ldevice veryv sani.- tary. e I

Otherobjects and advantages will hereinafter appear in the following description.

I sha-ll now describe the embodiment of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and shall thereafter V'point out my Vinvention in claims.

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`floor or bottom V5 Yonwhich the plates con-V` taining' the articles offoodfareadaptedgto* Figure l of Athe'v drawings is avfront ele- '5 Y vationfof tw *compartments-v or sections of i my invention Y'showingf theV upper compartment in closed position. 'l

Figure 2 is a cross-section line ment'finope'ripos'ition and lower compart- 60 taken on the Figure Bris a cros'sfse'ction'taken on the. Fgur'el l, lookingv -towardltheV left. j Y

Figure 4 is afhorizontal sectiontaken on the line-4 4 'of' Figure 3, looking down.

Myinvention comprisesv a device manufacturedvofmetal orfotherff'suitable material made up in-unlts, each unit having one or'v more compartments, the units being. adapted :Each compartment 2 is',4 provided with'r av door 3 having a transparent glass window setathereiin sothat the food fin the compart-V ment-s 'canbe readily r.side when the doors are closed.

Each Vcompartment is` provided, with a of Figurefrlvv looking towardk thel to vbe placed''sideby side and ontop of each 'I Vother if desired with practically no'loss of.

be placed. The/sides of the unit, acties .walls V'for the; compartments 2'; Door guides.

inafter described,`each such guidehaving a Varesecuredto oneof the walflsofeach coI'npart-ment and toa partition 11 therein here-k sloping downwardly projecting front por- 'i sliding member 8 resting on the horizontalguide portion 7 is-pivoted atY its forward end to thek top ofthe Vdoor and isyad'apted to openand close theJi door 3 in hereinafter described.

partment."` This'mechanism is located in a tion6 anda horizontal rear portion 7 Az, i'

the manner j coincontrolled door opening mecha-iV l Ynism 1s providedjat one sidey ofveach comnarrow coinpartinentV 13 formed by an-up? mechanism has a sliding coin-race 4,. angu` l'arly disposed within the compartment 13,

lright l'partition 11y in each foodV compartmentv2 and a sidewall l2 of the unit. This vone endflbeingnormally in the rear ylowerV corner thereof and. theothenend projecting through the lfront end 141offthecornpart-A ment 13 between lugs 45 and 46 near the top thereof... A handle or knob .9 is formed on the upper projecting end Y'ofthe coin-` race 4, having a coin-receiving opening therein. A plate is welded or otherwise secured to one side of the coin-race 4. This plate 15 is provided with a slot 16 having ofthe perforations 19 and projects into the .4

compartmentY 13. An upper coin Vguide or stop 21 is secured` to the plate 18 and arranged immediately above and in substantially the same angular position as the coinrace 4. A lever 22 is pivotally secured to the bottom 5 by pivot pinvi23, @ne end of .this lever 22 projects through slot. 24 into the compartment 13; and the other end is pivotally secured to one end of a link 25 by pivotpin 26. The other len d of the link 25 is pivotally secured tothe forward part of the sliding memberfl by pivot pin 27.

A locking lever28 substantially triangular in shape is pivotally secured at one cor ner to the plate 18 by pivotv pin or bolt 29. he substantially horizontal side A 3.0.Y of the locking lever 28 is provided near the end furthest from the pivot pin 29 with a notched portion'3`1 which is adapted to receive the end of the lever 22 projecting into the compartment 13.V- The side 3,0 beyond the( notch 31 has a beveled end 32 so as to permit the lever 22 to slideinto the notch 31 as will be hereinafter described.

The upper rear portion ofthe coin-race 4 isfcut away and the downwardly projecting corner 33 of the locking lever 28. extends justslightly below the topof the coin-race 4. rlhe rear portion 34 of the coin-race 4 is open at the top andhas an openend 35.

A pin 36 projects from the end, 33 vof the lockinor lever 28 and hasone end of a coiled l D spring 37 attached thereto. The other end of the spring 37 is attached to( upwardly extending arm 39 of the plate secured to the coin-race 4. The spring 37 tends to bring the upper sidc of the locking lever 28 into raised or' locking position and acts as a return device .for the coin-race 4. The plate 15 is provided at its rear end with an upwardly extending arm 40 which in turn has a cross-piece 41 extending across thetop of the coin-race 4 `and arranged vto come in contact with al downwardly projecting` pin 42 onthe; `lever 22. v

TheV apparatus is operated inthe following way: The apparatus is rst set to be inserted in the coin slot 10 which roll down the coin-race 4 until the lirst coin 47 strikes the side. 44 ofthe locking lever 28. iThe distancebetween the open end 35 of the coin-race 4-and the sidel44 is normallyof' less lwidth than the ydiameter of a single coin so that the coincannot fallthrongh.

and vpulled forward. In `doing this, the

coin-race4 is first raisedlby movement ofthek cam lift 17 in theplate 15, uponthe lug l43 Afterv the coins are in place, the knob 9 is grasped vand thenpulled out, the direction of'its ,Y

movement being guided .by the Vlug 43 in the i.

slot` 16 and lugs 45 and 46. As the coinrace 4 is raised it carries the three coins with 1t, the first coin 47 being in contact with ,the

locking lever 28, until the lastcoin 48 strikes Further upward the projectingk pin 20.

movement of the coin-race causes the line. of rcoms toy bear agamstthe locking lever 28 until itpivots about pivot pin 29,` until the notched`portioni31 thereof islowered sufficiently to disengage'the lever 22. The upper coin guide 21 will. prevent the coins from 'bucklingor raising,Y out of position. As thesliding coin-race 4 kis pulled forward the cross-piece 41 on the arm 40 of the plate 15 comes in contact with the downwardly` projecting pin 42 on theA lever 22 which Iis nowrout of engagementwith the locking lever l28, and the lever 22 iscaused to be pivoted about pivot pin A23. rlhe lever 22L carries l the link25 andthe ksliding member 8 rears wardly thereby opening the door 2 which is virst'drawn back upon and up the inclined guides 6 and `then upon the horizontal guides 7. l i( As the sliding coin-race 4moves forward ,the coins drop therefrom into a coin chute 48 and from there go toA a suitable coin bortf (not shown) located at the` bottom of the unit. When the knob 9 is released the spring 37 brings the coin-race 4 back toits original The counter attendant or other. o

position. person in charge of. the, apparatus upon seeing the sliding member 8 atthe rea-r of compartment projecting therefrom.

the immediately Epushes it in and refills the compartment whichV may be open at the back. The forward movement of the slid` ingmember 8 closes the door 2 and swings` the lever 22 back into locked position in the notch 31 of the locking lever 28.

I trwill be readily seen that by changing therheight of thev line of perforations 19in relation to the coin-race 4 and the distance between these perforations the machine can be made to Work With coins of any size or denomination.V v

Various modifications may be made in the embodiment of the apparatus hereinV described Without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim: Y Y

l. A coin-controlled appara-tus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to yopen and close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting of a lock for the toggle lever member, a coin receiving member adapted to be partially Withdrawn from the apparatus When coins are placedA therein and release toggle lever member to open the door.

2. A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to open and close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting of lockin'g means for the toggle lever member, a coin receiving member adapted to be partially Withdrawnfrom the apparatus, said coin receiving member being adapted to receive a coin to positively actuate the locking means to release the toggle lever member to open the door when the coin receiving member is partially Withdrawn from the apparatus.

3. A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to open and close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting of a locking member, a coin race adapted to be partially Withdrawn from the apparatus When a coin is placed therein, means for moving the coin race to force the coin against the locking member to open same.

a. A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to open and close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting of a locking member, a coin race adapted to be withdrawn from the apparatus, said coin race being adapted to receive a coin, means for raising the coin race to bring the coin into forced contact with the locking member to open the same. t

5. A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to open and close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement vconsisting of a locking member, a coin race adapted to be When a coini'is -placed thereinf-means for movingy the coin race to force the coin against the locking member tocopen same and means connected to the coin race adapted to engage the toggle lever member and actuate same to open the door upon theforward movement of the coin race.

6. A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, av door therefor, .a sliding member arranged to `openand close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting ofv a locking member, a coin race adapted to receive a coin, a cam lift for raising the coin race, and means for forcing the coin against the locking member to release the toggle lever member when the coin race is moved forward.

' 7 A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to open and close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, means for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting of a locking member, a sliding coin race adapted to receive a coin, a slotted member connected to the coin race arranged to raise the coin race when the coin race is moved and bring the coin into forced contact With the locking member to release same.

8. A coin-controlled apparatus comprising a compartment, a door therefor, a sliding member arranged to open and-close the door, a toggle lever arrangement for operating the sliding member, meansV for operating the toggle lever arrangement consisting of a locking member, a sliding coin race adapted to receive a coin, a slotted member connected to the coin race arranged to raise the coin race When the coin race is moved and bring the coin into forced contact with the locking member to release same, and means connected to the coin race adapted to engage"r the toggle lever member to actuate same to open the door.

9." A coin controlled apparatus comprising a food compartment, a partition in said' compartment which together with the Wall 'of the compartment furthest from the food Y compartment forms mechanism containing compartment, perforations in the partition, a pin projecting through one of the pe-rfo- Y rations into the mechanism vcompartment, a

door forA the food compartment, door actuating means located at` the top of the food compartment, a locking member for the door actuating means, a coin race adapted to receive a coin, means'for moving the coin race so that the coin Will strike the projecting pin in the partition While in contact With the locking member and release the door actuating means.

lO. A coin-controlled apparatus comprispartially Withdrawn from the apparatus ing a food compartment, a partition in said iso compartment which together with the Wall of the compartment furthest :trom the food compartment forms mechanism containing compartment, pertorations in the partition, a pin projecting through one of the perforations into the mechanism compartment, a door for the food compartment, door actuatingvmeans located at the top of the Jfood compartment, a lockinof member for the door actuating means, a coin race adapted to receive a coin, means for moving the coin race so that theY coin Will strike the projecting pin in the partition VWhile in con-r tact With the locking member and release the door actuating means, and means connected to the coin race for positively actuating the door actuating means to open the door: In testimonj)7 whereof, I have 'signed my name to this specification this lth'day of 

